Jaylen Nowell vs. Dirk Nowitzki Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dirk Nowitzki and Jaylen Nowell that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Jaylen Nowell

vs.

Dirk Nowitzki

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jaylen Nowell: 2019-20 to 2023-24
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jaylen Nowell 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

NBA Seasons Jaylen Nowell 5 Dirk Nowitzki 21

Playoffs Played Jaylen Nowell 2 Dirk Nowitzki 15

All-Star Games Jaylen Nowell 0 Dirk Nowitzki 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Jaylen Nowell 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

Finals MVP Jaylen Nowell 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

All-NBA First Team Jaylen Nowell 0 Dirk Nowitzki 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jaylen Nowell 0 Dirk Nowitzki 12

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jaylen Nowell 8.9 Dirk Nowitzki 20.7

Rebounds Per Game Jaylen Nowell 2.2 Dirk Nowitzki 7.5

Assists Per Game Jaylen Nowell 1.8 Dirk Nowitzki 2.4

Steals Per Game Jaylen Nowell 0.5 Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Blocks Per Game Jaylen Nowell 0.2 Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Jaylen Nowell 1,748 Dirk Nowitzki 31,560

Total Rebounds Jaylen Nowell 425 Dirk Nowitzki 11,489

Total Assists Jaylen Nowell 362 Dirk Nowitzki 3,651

Total Steals Jaylen Nowell 98 Dirk Nowitzki 1,210

Total Blocks Jaylen Nowell 30 Dirk Nowitzki 1,281

Total Games Jaylen Nowell 197 Dirk Nowitzki 1,522

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jaylen Nowell .446 Dirk Nowitzki .471

3-Point Percentage Jaylen Nowell .317 Dirk Nowitzki .380

Free Throw Percentage Jaylen Nowell .798 Dirk Nowitzki .879

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jaylen Nowell 10.8 (2023) Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Jaylen Nowell 2.6 (2023) Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002)

Assists Per Game Jaylen Nowell 2.1 (2022) Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008)

Steals Per Game Jaylen Nowell 0.6 (2023) Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Jaylen Nowell 0.3 (2021) Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jaylen Nowell 3.7 Dirk Nowitzki 25.3

Rebounds Per Game Jaylen Nowell 0.8 Dirk Nowitzki 10.0

Assists Per Game Jaylen Nowell 0.7 Dirk Nowitzki 2.5

Steals Per Game Jaylen Nowell 0.2 Dirk Nowitzki 1.0

Blocks Per Game Jaylen Nowell 0.0 Dirk Nowitzki 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Jaylen Nowell 22 Dirk Nowitzki 3,663

Total Rebounds Jaylen Nowell 5 Dirk Nowitzki 1,446

Total Assists Jaylen Nowell 4 Dirk Nowitzki 360

Total Steals Jaylen Nowell 1 Dirk Nowitzki 149

Total Blocks Jaylen Nowell 0 Dirk Nowitzki 129

Total Games Jaylen Nowell 6 Dirk Nowitzki 145

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jaylen Nowell .250 Dirk Nowitzki .462

3-Point Percentage Jaylen Nowell .214 Dirk Nowitzki .365

Free Throw Percentage Jaylen Nowell .500 Dirk Nowitzki .892

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jaylen Nowell 6.0 (2022) Dirk Nowitzki 28.4 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Jaylen Nowell 1.0 (2023) Dirk Nowitzki 13.1 (2002)

Assists Per Game Jaylen Nowell 1.0 (2022) Dirk Nowitzki 4.0 (2008)

Steals Per Game Jaylen Nowell 1.0 (2022) Dirk Nowitzki 2.0 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Jaylen Nowell 0.0 (2023) Dirk Nowitzki 2.6 (2004)